What is it (Sho-Bud "Monster")?!?!?!

[chas smith]

A 1964 perm that took a lot of work to realize. On the underneath, everything that is shiny is my addition and at some point I need to add some knee levers. There are also some serious mods to the changers, that I had to completely remake, but as you can see, all the work paid off.

[Alan Brookes]

...What are the chances of getting some nice color copies of the brochure you have?

I'll be happy to. Just let me have your internet address and I'll email you the full-quality scans. My email address is afbrookes@aol.com.

That's a beautiful guitar. Does David Jackson still have it?

As a luthier who builds both mediaeval instruments and console steels I've built many instruments with octave courses, including three console/lap steels. They make for a very full sound. But I can imagine the problem created by adding pedals and trying to get two strings with different gauges to work accurately from the same pedal. I guess it can be done. After all, each pedal on a single-course instrument pulls strings of multiple gauges.

[Alan Brookes]

A 1964 perm that took a lot of work to realize. On the underneath, everything that is shiny is my addition and at some point I need to add some knee levers. There are also some serious mods to the changers, that I had to completely remake, but as you can see, all the work paid off.

That's magnificent, Chas. Any chance you have a recording of it in action?

[Johnny Cox]

Chas, that's beautiful. I would love to see your collection someday.

[chas smith]

Alan, thank you and no recordings of it in action, as of yet, although it sounds surprisingly good.

Johnny, thank you. You're welcome to come over anytime although my lack of housekeeping skills are notorious, so you'll want to be sure you've had all your shots...

[Bob Muller]

Alan, thanks so much for the scans of the brochure, I got some really nice printouts from my printer.

Chas, that's a fantastic restoration on a very unique guitar. Hope it sounds as good as it looks!